https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule daily 0.75 2026-04-29 https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/johngorka0527 monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/4787a58e-0463-4538-8810-6d156b86065d/gorka2024_s.jpg Event Schedule - John Gorka $35 - John Gorka From New Jersey, John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania. Though small, Godfrey Daniels was and is one of the oldest and most venerable music institutions and has long been a hangout for music lovers and aspiring musicians. In the late 1970’s, John was was one of these aspiring musicians. Although his academic coursework at Moravian College lay in Philosophy and History, music began to offer paramount enticements. Soon he found himself living in the club’s basement and acting as resident MC and sound man, encountering legendary folk troubadours like Canadian singer-songwriter Stan Rogers, Eric Andersen, Tom Paxton and Claudia Schmidt. Their brand of folk-inspired acoustic music inspired him, and before long he was performing his own songs – mostly as an opener for visiting acts. Soon he started traveling to New York City, where Jack Hardy’s legendary Fast Folk circle (a breeding ground for many a major singer-songwriter) became a powerful source of education and encouragement. Folk meccas like Texas’ Kerrville Folk Festival (where he won the New Folk Award in 1984) and Boston followed, and his stunningly soulful baritone voice and original songwriting began turning heads. Those who had at one time inspired him – Suzanne Vega, Bill Morrissey, Nanci Griffith, Christine Lavin, Shawn Colvin – had become his peers. In 1987, the young Minnesota-based Red House Records caught wind of John’s talents and released his first album, I Know, to popular and critical acclaim. With unusual drive and focus, John hit the ground running and, when an offer came from Windham Hill’s Will Ackerman in 1989, he signed with that label’s imprint, High Street Records. He proceeded to record five albums with High Street over the next seven years: Land of the Bottom Line, Jack’s Crows, Temporary Road, Out of the Valley and Between Five and Seven. His albums and his touring (over 150 nights a year at times) brought new accolades for his craft. His rich multifaceted songs full of depth, beauty and emotion gained increasing attention from critics and audiences across the country, as well as in Europe where his tours led him through Italy, Belgium, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, Switzerland and Germany. He also started sharing tours with many notable friends—Nanci Griffith and Mary Chapin Carpenter among them. All this brought his music to an ever-widening audience. His video for the single “When She Kisses Me” found a long-term rotation on VH-1’s “Current Country,” as well as on CMT and the Nashville Network. In 1998, after five successful recordings and seven years at Windham Hill/High Street, John felt the need for a change and decided to return to his musical roots at Red House Records. The choice was driven, in part, by the artistic integrity that the label represents in an industry where the business of music too often takes precedence. The 1998 release After Yesterday marked a decidedly different attitude towards making music for John, and his next release The Company You Keep held fast to his tradition of fine songwriting, yet moved forward down new avenues. Its fourteen songs displays John’s creative use of lyrics and attention to detail. Andy Stochansky played drums and shared production credits with John and Rob Genadek. Ani DiFranco, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lucy Kaplansky and Patty Larkin contributed stellar guitar work and vocals to this fan favorite. Old Futures Gone was informed by his life as husband and father of two young children and also contained the colorful experience of many hard years on the road. Writing in the Margins followed in 2006 and was an engaging collection of sweet and serious songs that spanned many musical genres—folk, pop, country and soul—and featured guest vocalists Nanci Griffith, Lucy Kaplansky and Alice Peacock. Now with this, his 11th studio album, he returns to his roots with So Dark You See, his most compelling and traditional album to date. In addition to his 11 critically acclaimed albums, John released a collector’s edition box featuring a hi-definition DVD and companion CD called The Gypsy Life. Windham Hill also released a collection of John’s greatest hits from the label called Pure John Gorka. In 2010, he also released an album with his friends and Red House label-mates Lucy Kaplansky and Eliza Gilkyson under the name Red Horse. Getting high praise from critics and fans alike, it landed on the Billboard Folk Charts and was one of the most played albums on folk radio. Many well known artists have recorded and/or performed John Gorka songs, including Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nanci Griffith, Mary Black and Maura O’Connell. John has graced the stage of Austin City Limits, Mountain Stage, etown and has appeared on CNN. His new song “Where No Monuments Stand” is featured in the upcoming documentary Every War Has Two Losers, about activist and Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford (1914-1993). John Gorka lives in Minnesota and when not on the road, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children. He continues to tour, playing festivals, theaters and clubs all over North America and Europe. More about the artist. https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/thepairs0427 monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/d9796e30-a06f-445c-b9e5-328a4a5c9d63/toarbrighter-7.jpg Event Schedule - The Pairs $30 - The Pairs This internationally touring band of celebrated songwriters greets every stage with a genuine, quirky presence and unbottled chemistry. Their sibling harmonies and familial banter quickly connect them to their audience. Whether The Pairs are playing an intimate house concert or a sold-out show at a Performing Arts Centre, these classically trained vocalists make it their mission to use three-part harmony and honest storytelling as powerful tools that soften and connect us. In October 2025, The Pairs released their fourth studio album, Together on a Rock, capturing the authentic, minimalistic, and acoustic performance style the trio has become known for. The album reached the top 10 on the FAI Folk Charts for three months, earned SiriusXM airplay, and led to a feature on Q with Tom Power. The group continues an exciting touring and recording schedule into 2026/27. “In a day when so many bands rely on studio wizardry to make records, The Pairs record Together on a Rock live-off-the-floor and show why they are quickly becoming known as one of the great vocal trios.” — Indie Strong More about the artist. https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/radoslavlorkovic0327 monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/6ecefb22-9ba4-4e00-9107-981e135aa61f/Lorkovic_BlueAccordion.jpg Event Schedule - Radislav Lorkavic $25 - Radislav Lorkavić Radoslav Lorković is a Croatian-American pianist and accordionist whose fifty-year career has established him as one of folk music's most sought-after collaborators. Born in Zagreb, Croatia and raised in Iowa, he was on the path to classical mastery when, at fourteen, a friend taught him a blues scale—igniting a passion that would reshape his musical trajectory. Drawing from influences ranging from boogie-woogie to the polyrhythmic genius of Professor Longhair and James Booker, with blues at his core and touches of his classical training, Lorković developed a wildly inventive style that moves fluidly between keyboard and accordion. His 2020 induction into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame recognized five decades of artistry. After his first touring gig with Bo Ramsey and the Sliders, Lorković became a fixture on recordings and stages alongside Odetta, Jimmy LaFave, Greg Brown, Richard Shindell, Ellis Paul, Dan Navarro, and Shawn Mullins. Most recently, he toured for three years with the Grammy-winning Asleep at the Wheel. Dubbed the "Croatian Sensation," he's legendary as the busiest musician at folk festivals such as the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and others, known equally for mainstage virtuosity and marathon jam sessions. With eight studio albums and three live albums showcasing his blues, boogie-woogie, and New Orleans-inflected piano mastery, Lorković has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall and Italian castles to remote Alaska villages and the deck of yachts in the Adriatic. He delivers the same improvisational fire and spontaneous magic that have made him indispensable to songwriters and festivals worldwide. Based in Chicago and Hvar, Croatia, he continues touring internationally. More about the artist. https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/mattnakoa0227 monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/7f583660-b184-4e38-a64f-888dd715cee8/matt_nakoa.png Event Schedule - Matt Nakoa $25 - Matt Nakoa Matt Nakoa is an award-winning songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. A modern troubadour, he makes his home on the highways and concert stages of America, and appears regularly with folk music icon Tom Rush. The Boston Globe says, "Between his piano chops and heartfelt originals on guitar, he drops jaws." His stage presence is electrifying, bringing audiences to their feet at concerts and festivals throughout the country. Born on a small goat farm in New York State, Nakoa trained to be a concert pianist before accepting a scholarship to Berklee College of Music as a vocalist. He developed his dramatic songwriting style with his college art-rock band, The Fens, and when the band dissolved, he landed in NYC. It was in Manhattanʼs all-night piano bars that Matt developed an uncanny ability to command the attention of any audience. The years 2012 and 2014 saw the release of his first solo albums, garnering multiple songwriting awards, including a win at Kerrville Folk Festivalʼs new folk competition. Nakoaʼs newest album, Casting Shadows, is a spellbinding blend of pop, soul, and classical influences and tells a story of childhood dreams crashing headlong into a grownup reality. The Ark of Music magazine proclaims, “What we have here is a truly encouraging sign of what pop could once again become …” More about the artist. https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/jimkewskin0127 monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/a9da1269-4b10-4b85-8edb-ee785092b5a9/JimKweskinEnjoyYourself.png Event Schedule - Jim Kweskin $35 - Jim Kweskin Jim Kweskin is the founder of the legendary 1960s Jim Kweskin Jug Band with Fritz Richmond, Geoff Muldaur, Maria Muldaur, Mel Lyman and Bruno Wolfe. During the five years they were together, they successfully transformed the sounds of pre-World War II rural music into a springboard for their good-humored performances. Their imitators were legion, including a San Francisco jug band that became the Grateful Dead, a Los Angeles jug band that became the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and a New York jug band that became the Lovin' Spoonful. No other group attained their unique blend of youthful energy and antiquarian expertise, tight musicianship, loose camaraderie, and infectious swing. These days Jim is best known as a singer and bandleader, but he also created one of the bedrock guitar styles of the folk revival, adapting the ragtime-blues fingerpicking of artists like Mississippi John Hurt and Pink Anderson to the more complex chords of pop and jazz. He has maintained a remarkably consistent musical vision since his jug band days, continuing to explore traditional folk and blues with the sophisticated sensibility of a jazz musician, and jazz with the communal simplicity of a folk artist. He has recorded many solo ventures, as a member of the U and I band, with band-mate Geoff Muldaur, with Samoa Wilson, with The Texas Sheiks as well as performing and recording with a wide variety of well-known musicians such as Maria Muldaur, John Sebastian, David Grisman, Cindy Cashdollar, Happy Traum, Meredith Axelrod, Juli Crockett and Samoa Wilson, to name a few. Jim Kweskin's shows radiate charm, humor, sophistication and talent. Jim sings a collection of familiar songs by Benny Goodman, Johnny Mercer, the Sons of the Pioneers, Fats Waller, and Somethin' Smith & the Redheads. There's an endearing sense of good humor to Kweskin's interpretations that makes his performances a delight. Because of his vast repertoire and love of the music, Kweskin is recognized as one of the best interpreters of the great American songbook. More about the artist. https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/lucykaplansky0926 monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/96daa570-39ca-4611-b54b-0037c35fb8c8/Lucy+Kaplansky+6.webp Event Schedule - Lucy Kaplansky $30 - Lucy Kaplansky She started out singing in Chicago folk music clubs as a teenager. Then, barely out of high school, Lucy Kaplansky took off for New York City. There she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers—Suzanne Vega, Steve Forbert, The Roches, and others. With a beautiful flair for harmony, Lucy was everyone’s favorite singing partner, but most often she found herself singing as a duo with Shawn Colvin. People envisioned big things for them; in fact, The New York Times said it was “easy to predict stardom for her.” But then Lucy dropped it all. Convinced that her calling was in another direction, Lucy left the musical fast track to pursue a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Upon completing her degree, Dr. Kaplansky took a job at a New York hospital working with chronically mentally ill adults, and also started a private practice. Yet she continued to sing. Lucy was often pulled back into the studio by her friends, (who now had contracts with record labels) wanting her to sing on their albums. She harmonized on Colvin’s Grammy-winning "Steady On," and on Nanci Griffith’s "Lone Star State of Mind" and "Little Love Affairs." She also landed soundtrack credits, singing with Suzanne Vega on "Pretty in Pink" and with Griffith on "The Firm," and several commercial credits as well—including “The Heartbeat of America” for Chevrolet. Then Shawn Colvin—who was itching to produce a record—hooked up with Lucy, her ex-singing partner. They went into the studio, and when Lucy’s solo tapes got into the hands of Bob Feldman, president of Red House Records, he was blown away. Suddenly, Lucy was back in the music business. She signed with Red House Records and started playing gigs. Red House released The Tide in 1994 to rave reviews, and within six months Lucy signed with a major booking agency—Fleming Artists—and began touring so much it required leaving her two psychologist positions behind. Lucy’s second album, Flesh and Bone (1996), emphasized her development as a gifted songsmith. Then Lucy’s success took flight with back-to-back hit albums Ten Year Night (1999) and Every Single Day (2001). Both received the AFIM award (Association For Independent Music) for Best Pop Album of the year. Lucy also contributed her story to a unique book, SOLO: Women Singer- Songwriters in Their Own Words, which includes some of the best known women on the music scene today: Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Sarah McLachlan and others. She was also featured in Lipshtick, a collection of essays by NPR commentator Gwen Macsai, published in the fall of 1999. In 1998 Lucy teamed with Dar Williams and Richard Shindell to form supergroup Cry Cry Cry, and recorded some of their favorite songs written by other artists. The resulting album, Cry Cry Cry (which The New Yorker dubbed “a collection of lovely harmonizing and pure emotion,” and to which Entertainment Weekly gave an “A” rating), was an astonishing success in stores and on radio. A national tour of sold-out concerts by the trio served to introduce Lucy’s luminous voice to a new audience. In 2017 and 2018, the trio celebrated their 20th anniversary with a sold out national tour and the release of their first recording in 20 years, a single of Jump Little Children's "Cathedrals." The Red Thread followed the commercial and critical hit Every Single Day, weaving together themes of motherhood, home and the family with stunning production. Lucy’s 2007 release Over the Hills as well as her 2012 release Reunion explored universal themes of love, joy, loss, and dreams for the future, through reflections on family. In 2009 and 2010 Lucy had two songs commissioned by the international cosmetics company La Prairie to help launch their new fragrance line “Life Threads.” As part of that marketing campaign, Lucy was featured in a music video, as well in as in a variety of marketing appearances and materials, including a feature story in “Women’s Wear Daily.” In 2010 Lucy joined up with acclaimed singer-songwriters John Gorka and Eliza Gilkyson to record an album as part of new folk super-group Red Horse. Awash in gorgeous harmonies and stripped down production, the album features the singers performing each other’s songs. Red Horse received rave reviews and was the number one album on Folk Radio for several months in 2010. Since the album’s release, the trio were interviewed on NPR’s “Weekend Edition” with Liane Hansen and appeared on NPR’s “Mountain Stage.” In 2011 Lucy released an EP, Kaplansky Sings Kaplansky, featuring songs written by her father, famed University of Chicago mathematician Irving Kaplansky, including live performances of the two of them performing together in California. This is Lucy’s first venture into 1940’s style swing, reminiscent of the work of Kaplansky’s former student Tom Lehrer. Lucy's September 2018 release, Everyday Street, was somewhat of a departure sonically: stripped down, spontaneous, acoustic, with the feel of one of her concerts. The songs were recorded over four days with her long-time collaborator Duke Levine. These are genuine performances, many were captured in one take. Lucy’s ninth solo album, Last Days of Summer, was released in 2022. Ranging from folk to rock to bluegrass, the album features a stellar band: Duke Levine (Bonnie Raitt, Mary Chapin Carpenter), on acoustic and electric guitars, National guitar, mandolin and mandola; Mike Rivard (Shawn Colvin, Aimee Mann) on bass; and Lucy’s longtime producer and drummer Ben Wittman (Sting, Paula Cole) on drums and percussion. John Gorka and Richard Shindell add gorgeous harmonies. The songs on Last Days of Summer, co-written with Lucy’s husband Rick Litvin, weave themes of family, community, and loss, as well as reflections on our times as reflected in the evolving story of New York City. Most of the songs were penned during the pandemic when their family left their home in New York City for many months. Scott Simon of National Public Radio described the album as “Utterly beautiful and affecting” and added “Lucy sings songs from her life that resonance in ours.” In January 2025 Lucy released her tenth album, “The Lucy Story,” a collection of mostly unreleased tracks that form a retrospective/history of her musical life, from her bedroom at age 16, all the way to major venues, clubs and recording studios across the U.S. and Europe. When she moved to New York at age 18, she became part of an incredible, unique community of singers, songwriters and musicians centered around Folk City in Greenwich Village. The collection of songs on “The Lucy Story” grew out of Lucy’s life in that world and reflects the combustion of music and energy of those times, as well as showcasing the astonishing breadth of Lucy’s vocal artistry, in songs that range from jazz to bluegrass, from traditional and contemporary folk to country and pop. The album includes songs by Richard Shindell, Robbie Robertson, Townes Van Zandt, John Lennon, Lyle Lovett and Jack Hardy, and features live recordings with some of Lucy’s favorite collaborators, including Dar Williams, Richard Shindell, and Shawn Colvin. “The Lucy Story" also features demos and album outtakes with stellar musicians including Larry Campbell, Andy Statman, Tony Trischka, Matt Glaser, and Duke Levine. Lucy's version of Roxy Music's "More than This" was featured on a Spotify playlist, "Your Favorite Coffeehouse," and to date her recording has over 12 million streams. She has appeared on the CBS Morning Show, NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions and All Things Considered, Mountain Stage, and West Coast Live. Her voice has remained in high demand by her peers. Lucy's song “Guilty as Sin” was featured in the NBC television show Ed. In addition, she can be heard on releases by Bryan Ferry and Nanci Griffith, and on the Greg Brown tribute album Going Driftless (also featuring Ani Difranco, Iris Dement, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams and others). Lucy continues to tour and receive airplay both nationally and internationally. Her CD Ten Year Night is the #1 selling album of all time at Red House Records. More about the artist. https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/conniekaldor1226 monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/3433a649-e0de-4348-86e6-0e8709050bdf/Image1072-Original_1681903319.webp Event Schedule - Connie Kaldor $30 - Connie Kaldor Connie Kaldor—singer-songwriter, entertainer, TV personality, and women’s music pioneer—is celebrating 45 years in show business this year with her upcoming 18th recording, titled Keep Going! She began her career in folk music as part of the Canadian wave alongside artists like Stan Rogers and Valdy. Armed with her enormous stage presence, her unforgettable melodies, and her emotional depth as a songwriter, Connie became a headline act on the festival circuit. Her extensive touring has earned her a loyal fan-base that extends far beyond the traditional boundaries of folk and the Boston Globe has described her as, “a masterful performer, wildly funny one moment, deeply personal the next.” A three-time Juno Award winner, Connie is a member of the Order of Canada, a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal recipient, holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Regina, and is the first songwriter to receive a Western Literature Association Award of Merit. More about the artist. https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/rebeccaloebe1126 monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/37e9d6de-afa8-4b65-a0b4-99a75ea80688/Rebecca+Loebe+2+Vertical+by+Rah+Foard.jpg Event Schedule - Rebecca Loebe $25 - Rebecca Loebe Over the past decade, Austin-based troubadour Rebecca Loebe has been steadily building her audience the old fashioned way: driving hundreds of thousands of miles in an old station wagon, performing in listening rooms and theaters across the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, and the UK. During her last radio interview in England, an announcer for the BBC declared “Your voice should be available for free on the National Health!” Her singing voice landed her on national television when she was cast on the first season of NBC’s The Voice. Ask her about that experience and she’ll proudly tell you that, since her mentorship with Adam Levine, “His career has really skyrocketed and I’m just so proud of that boy.” Lately she’s been indulging a sneaky pastime. “I like to write catchy songs about topics that are meaningful to me, but use fun hooks to put words in people’s mouths.” She admits, “My favorite thing is to get people singing along before they even realize they’re singing about women’s equality or their own self-worth.” In 2019, she released her fifth studio album, her first collaboration with the Grammy nominated Houston-based record label Blue Corn Music. The genre-bending album borrows equally from the worlds of intimate folk, ear wormy pop, and no-holds-barred Americana. Refusing to pledge allegiance to any single genre was a creative gamble that has paid off in a big way: Give Up Your Ghosts has received the best press of Loebe’s career including praise from Billboard, Rolling Stone, and legendary rock critic Dave Marsh, who said: “Once I put it on I couldn’t take it off.” Recently, Rebecca has spent her time recently writing, recording, performing online, and launching a Youtube series about what really goes on behind the scenes in the lives and careers of independent musicians. She also got a dog, so if you hate puppy pictures, make sure not to look at her social media. Make sure to catch up with Rebecca on Facebook, Instagram or join Team Loebe on Patreon to be the first to hear her newest music! More about the artist. https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/richardshindell1026 monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/1742659245587-OA2HJR5ME76M0YYA24WC/Richard-Shindell-by-Alejandro-Baccarat.jpeg Event Schedule - Richard Shindell $35 - Richard Shindell Richard Shindell lives as both an immigrant and emigrant, crossing thresholds, that informs his illumination of the human experience through narrative song. Shindell has inhabited a Zen Buddhist monastery and busked in the streets of Paris. Originally from New York, now living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Shindell is a writer whose songs paint pictures, tell stories, juxtapose ideas and images, inhabit characters, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. Meticulously recorded over three years in New York and Buenos Aires, his most recent release, Careless, offered an ambitious, luxurious, full- length statement. Shindell immersed himself in the studio, allowing the time and latitude to explore, experiment, take risks—to play—as each of these eleven songs was given form and substance. While his signature acoustic guitar style is used to good effect, Careless also found Shindell plugging in more. “The wider sonic and dynamic range of the electric has been a real inspiration. Rejuvenating.” During the pandemic, Shindell stayed in Argentina, out on the wide open Pampa, reading, writing, taking walks, doing a little experimental recording, and tending the garden. He now returns to the road for a limited number of performances. Innovative, original and occasionally spiritual, Shindell’s songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to those lost to society’s fringes. From lighthearted ballads and adulterous love songs, to dirges and diatribes that skillfully skewer politics, prejudice, war and religion, to the comic point-of-view of a cow stuck in a barbed wire fence, he has a unique ability to morph into the soul of the many and varied personalities he casts as narrators in certain songs—veritable novellas framed in haunting acoustic melodies. More about the artist https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/vanceglibert26 monthly 0.5 2026-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/007b8839-1fda-4d5b-98d9-8f638ad3a214/vancegilbert-DSC06585_EXP3.jpg Event Schedule - Vance Glibert $25 - Vance Gilbert “If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert", says Richmond Magazine. More about the artist https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/jameskeelaghan26 monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/3792e62d-3957-41b5-966b-138e7eeeaf41/JamesKeelaghan2021_064.jpeg Event Schedule - James Keelaghan $25 - James Keelaghan "He displays a genius for finding his way deep inside big stories, building them outward from palpably intimate moments." ~ The Boston Globe More about the artist https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/garnetrogers26 monthly 0.5 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/73eb81fd-0849-487c-839f-aabaf6697e9c/Garnet-Rogers_Photo_Bruce-Dienes-2376.jpg Event Schedule - Garnet Rogers - Special FRIDAY Show - $30 - Garnet Rogers “Garnet Rogers is capable of awe-inspiring and unpredictable stuff – and that includes more than just music” More about the artist. https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/crymatthews26 monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/6a4336a2-0b2e-490e-9457-8cb6dbc99544/CrysBINADW-10.jpg Event Schedule - Crys Matthews $25 - Crys Matthews “A passionate and powerful blend of infectious Americana melodies and folky instrumentation, Matthews delivers her honest songwriting through a beautifully raw and unfiltered lens. Oozing soul, her voice bleeds with emotion and gratitude, while simple piano melodies and upbeat percussion fill you with appreciation and love for the people around us who fight for change.” — Ear Milk More about the artist https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/kimmoberg-jennanicholls26 monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/dcb0e75c-e015-4f99-a43d-fde8e61e3fbd/moberg-2026.jpg Event Schedule - Kim Moberg & Jenna Nicholls $25 - Kim Moberg “I had the honor last night of being a judge again in the Rose Garden Coffeehouse Songwriter Competition. Congrats to Kim Moberg who really shone bright last night. She will be a songwriter to watch in the coming years! Great songwriting, delivery, musicianship, topics, comfort on the stage and with her audience." -Robert Haigh, Judge, 2018 Rose Garden Coffee House Songwriter Competition "Kim Moberg has created a project that features not only her lovely voice but a songwriting style that can easily transition from the gentle Americana-tinged ballads to thoughtful protest songs. Above Ground is well worth a listen!" -Joe Pszonek Radio Nowhere | Joltin Joe Pszonek Finnegan's Wake More about the artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/4cf89086-4e02-49f0-a061-7e319ff34a29/nicholls-2026-1.jpg Event Schedule - Kim Moberg & Jenna Nicholls $25 - Jenna Nicholls In a tapestry of sound, Jenna Nicholls weaves a spell: strumming her ukulele with the spirit of New Orleans or crooning a cowboy’s tale with the soul of the West. Her melodies, like vintage vinyl spun anew, carry the weight of memory and promise of tomorrow. With three albums under her belt, her songs have found their way into the heart of cinema and the pulse of television. On the road she’s shared stages with legends like Ingrid Michaelson, and Oscar winner Glen Hansard. From the storied stages of Carnegie Hall and the Beacon Theatre, Jenna’s music echoes through the night, a testament to the enduring power of song. “Her ability melodically to leave me wanting the next part of the story is mesmerizing. Jenna points out universal moments in our lives and even though they’re personal to her, I don’t feel left out. The level of descriptive writing in her lyrics is astonishing.” – Melissa Ferrick “Her songs land like a freight ship into the harbor of hearts and ears… The air changes. Pure mastery.” – Glen Hansard More about the artist https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/runa25 monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/1725050963223-8LIVWSMLAZJ52Z3FPIFR/runa.jpg Event Schedule - RUNA $25 - RUNA Celebrating 14 years together as a band, Celtic-American Roots music “super group”, Runa, continues to push the boundaries of Irish folk music into the Americana and roots music formats. Interweaving the haunting melodies and exuberant tunes of Ireland and Scotland with the lush harmonies and intoxicating rhythms of jazz, bluegrass, flamenco and blues, they offer a thrilling and redefining take on traditional music. More about the artist https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/chrissmither25 monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/2748fba4-20ad-4f85-8c31-364b20d7498b/Smither_MOJO.png Event Schedule - Chris Smither $30 - Chris Smither “Smither is an American original – a product of the musical melting pot and one of the absolute best singer-songwriters in the world.” —Associated Press. More about the artist https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/ellispaul25 monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/4ec4cbd2-9ce5-4243-bb9a-30bcb1f8da72/EllisPaulPressPhoto25years300dpi.jpg Event Schedule - Ellis Paul, Alice Peacock opening $30 - Ellis Paul When the world was shut down by Covid-19 in 2020, Ellis Paul, like many musicians, turned to the internet as a safety net to catch the fall of his tumbling livelihood. He set up microphones and lights in a spare bedroom and started performing livestream shows, hosting songwriter sessions, and playing one-on-one concerts for fans. He relied on the good will of a devoted audience that he had built over three decades. He was able to cobble together enough to keep his family fed, and he did it all from his home. He also began to write. Before the pandemic, he’d never had the luxury of so much time at home. Songs and recordings had often been created on the fly, on open calendar dates during intense stretches of over two hundred nights per year on the road. Rushing to studios, rushingto shows, writing on airplanes. But now Ellis was home, with time on his hands. He was turning 55, and not struggling with the idea of the age, but the consequences of it. Dupuytren’s contracture, a disease that tightly closes the fingers into a fist, had settled into both of his hands. He was wondering how long he had left as a guitarist and a pianist before it rendered playing and writing almost impossible. It eventually would. So he just began. Song by song. While he had the time and still had the use of his fingers. Eventually, his journals had over 40 new songs etched into them. He wrote about turning 55 during a pandemic, about the catharsis of outliving the things he’d grown up with—milkmen delivering to the door, 8-track tapes, fax machines—while at the same time losing his hero John Prine to Covid-19... More about the artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/b2a17d50-f06a-47d2-b65e-91b1b846b721/alicepeacock.webp Event Schedule - Ellis Paul, Alice Peacock opening $30 - Alice Peacock More about the artist https://www.circlefolk.org/schedule/susanwerner26 monthly 0.5 2025-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649d90f358985876029676e2/75b8ffd1-9d7d-4cba-9ade-fea1491b228f/susanwerner-IMG_0915_4mb.jpg Event Schedule - Susan Werner $30 - Susan Werner Over the course of her twenty five year career, Susan Werner has earned a reputation as “one of the most innovative songwriters working today” (Chicago Tribune). With formidable chops on guitar (she began playing at age 5) and piano (she was a guest on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz), along with a graduate degree in voice performance, her shows are a one-woman master class in musicianship. Although best known as an acoustic songwriter that came up through coffeehouses and folk festivals, the Chicago-based artist has written songs in the style of Gershwin and Cole Porter (I Can’t Be New, 2004), gospel music (The Gospel Truth, 2007), traditional Cuban “son” (An American In Havana, 2016), and New Orleans junk piano (NOLA, 2019). In 2014 she composed the music and lyrics to the musical theater score Bull Durham, The Musical (MGM). Her songs have been recorded by Tom Jones, Michael Feinstein, and Shemekia Copeland, and her latest recording of originals, The Birds of Florida, took flight in 2022. 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